Henry Morton Stanley

the play A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Stella is stuck in a confusing situation where she has trouble picking a side. On one side it’s her husband, Stanley who she can’t live without and on the other side it’s her sister, Blanche who blames her for losing their family home, Belle Reve. In this play Stella picks Stanley over Blanche due to the fact that she craves his love and needs his support to raise their newborn baby. There were many moments where it is portrayed that…

In Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire animal imagery is displayed throughout the play within many characters. As many different factors and symbols Animal imagery pertaining to Stanley can be seen in the play when Blanche describes Stanley expressing “He acts like an animal, has an animal’s habits! Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one! There’s something – sub-human – something not quite the stage of humanity yet! Yes, something – ape-like about him, like one of those…

as the abused girlfriend and the promiscuous drunk. I believe the way they interact with others and each other demonstrate that. Stella grew up in Belle Reve with Blanche, but seemed to ween off her luxurious living once she grows up and marries Stanley. This proves that Stella is a strong independent women, who takes matters into her own hands instead…

her fair share of difficulty, her underlying mental illness greatly impacted her everyday choices. Her once perfect world is now in shambles and she will do anything to rebuild the life she used to have. Blanche’s fantasy world is shattered when Stanley, her realist brother-in-law sees through her lies. Ms. DuBois’ unwillingness to accept the truth and vanity throws her into a downward spiral and draws her even further away from reality. Ms. DuBois was visiting her sister Stella, and her…

with a man just because he likes her. Throughout the entire show Blanche takes hot baths to calm her nerves, and while she is in the bath she sings. This explains how Blanche copes with her personal abnormalities. Stella con not comprehend that Stanley would even consider touching anyone but her, so when Blanche tells her what has happened Stella cannot understand that. With Blanche’s continual lying Stella has no reason to believe…

Throughout the play A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams develops Stanley Kowalski as what some would call a brute. He uses many different methods of characterization including indirectly through his actions, and his treatment of other characters, and directly from his description of him and other characters descriptions of him. Stanley is mainly characterized as a very hot-headed and animalistic person. There are many times in which this is shown through his actions. This is clearly…

Identifying the Self Lauren Slater firsts introduces us to Stanley Milgram and his experiments in the chapter Obscura. In this chapter we revolve around the topic of self-identity compared to who we really are while under the influence of the power of authority. Slater, although unclear of the true meaning of these experiments, finds they have great power in shedding light on the distinction between who we think we are versus who we truly are (Slater, 39). This then makes myself wonder, am I…

taken through the book by 15-year-old Alex whom along with his friends are described engaging in activities such as rape, violence, and theft until he is subjected to a form of conditioning that “cures” him of this violent nature. In 1971, director Stanley Kubrick adapted the novel into a film under the same title, A Clockwork Orange. Sharing the same theme as the novel, the film addresses the idea that although this character continuously chooses to commit acts of evil he has done so out of his…

motif that links with the theme of the play. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams presents Blanche Dubois, the embodiment of a typical Southern Belle: dainty, vain, and very feminine. After moving in with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley, Blanche finds herself caught in a spiral of alcoholism and stupor. The fallen and faded belle is prone to her frequent haunting memories and fantasy-like state-of-mind. While Williams utilizes repetition to represent chronic flashbacks that…

thesis statement and elaborating on that is far superior than many unexplained thoughts. Without having a concise thesis, the paper turns out to be scattered, with sparks flying everywhere without a true solution. “The Shining” by Stanley Kubrick is a film that contains several tiny sparks that can be explained upon after further analysis. At first glance, the movie is only about a family whose dad when psycho after being isolated for an extended period of time. When…